OTHER NEWS
Animals to get more space at HCM City zoo
18/06/2015|03:10:00
A plan to redesign the Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Gardens by German architect Peter Rasbach has been approved by the zoo management and will next be submitted to the HCM City Department of Urban Planning and Architecture.
Sand miners kill protective trees
14/05/2015|02:27:00
QUANG NGAI (VNS) — Illegal sand exploitation by villagers is destroying 300ha of casuarina forest, much of it planted under a Japanese aid programme to protect Pho An commune in the central province's Duc Pho district.
Star-studded campaign fights to end rhino horn use
13/04/2015|02:24:00
A campaign calling to end the use of rhino horn to cure cancer brought together a Vietnamese-American Hollywood actress, a Vietnamese-Australian singer-songwriter, a representative from the Customs Department and the chairman of Vietnam's Cancer Society.
Ha Long Bay sand mining boats seized
23/03/2015|02:15:00
The Crime Prevention Department in the northern province of Quang Ninh have seized several boats involved in illegal sand mining in Ha Long Bay.